Advantages and Benefits Of Associating with Intracoastal Realty
Intracoastal Realty continues to lead the Cape
Fear region’s real estate market in total closed volume. IRC
is considered the company of choice by the discriminating
client in the upper end market. IRC agents represent the
finest professionals and work as a team to deliver
extraordinary services to buyers and sellers.
Our behind the scenes support personnel and systems are
unparalleled. Join our team, become associated with the
premier real estate agency and enjoy the following benefits:
Residential Division Offices:
- Premium retail locations
- Attractive office spaces with well equipped work
areas
- Seven locations provide for more than 250 agents,
from Surf City to Oak Island
Residential Divisions Staff:
- Full time receptionist, daily and weekends
- Agents are assigned to an “Agent Manager” who provide a
consistent source of information and services
- Attentive to agent and office needs
- Maintain supplies and work stations
- Data entry provided on listings
- Manage files and coordinate all administrative
responsibilities
Training and Development:
- A full-time Director of Education and Development
- In-house CE and required update courses
- Thursday seminars/workshops to strengthen skills
- Weekly educational tips provided at sales meetings
- Risk reduction classes
- Computer /technology
- The Market Place Academy offers pre-licensing and post-licensing
courses
- Library with book, tapes and DVDs for self-improvement
Marketing
- Regional and national advertisements in many upscale
publications
- Full page ads in local real estate directories, local and
state magazines and local newspapers
- In-house graphic artist, advertising coordinator and an
assistant
- Assistance available with all agent marketing and
promotional needs, including direct mailings, bulk mailing
services, business cards and stationary, personal
promotional pieces, brochures, flyers
- Provides an easy-to-order line of company clothing
- Coordinates the Connection Program, a monthly personal
marketing program
- Designs and mails new agent announcements
- Generous color copy allowance for agents
- Advertising charged upfront to the company and rebated 50%
at closing
Technology Division:
- Full time Vice President of Technology with two full time
staff technicians who are on the “cutting edge” of computer
technology
- Maintains networks systems throughout the company, seven
days a week
- Ready and available for computer assistance throughout the
day
- Maintains wireless offices
- Computer problem solving by “shadowing”
- Provide computer training in all areas, including MLS, our
network system, email, basic computer skills, advanced
computer training
- Training is on-going
- Service to your home computer for a small fee
- Assistance in purchasing a computer, for business or home
Appointment Center:
- In-house
- Operates 7 days a week, holidays
- Professionally staffed
- Provides showing confirmation by email for listing agents
- Provides statistical reports per day, per month, per year
Relocation Department:
- Full time Director of Relocation
- Full time Referral Coordinator
- Full time Corporate Business Development Director
- Handles all incoming and outgoing referrals through our
affiliate, LEADING REAL ESTATE COMPANIES OF THE WORLD, the
nation’s largest network of premier independent real estate
brokers
- Professional services to leading local corporations,
recruiters and businesses
New Homes and Condominiums:
- Works directly with developers and builders to bring new
home communities to market
- Oversees the success of new developments from site
selection through closing
- Provides inventory for in-house sales
- Provides professional assistance for agents who manage
their own new home communities
- New Home Communities include: Juniper Creek, Parkside, The
Village at Summerset, Seagrove, 619 Weldon, Marsh Oaks, The
View
- New Home Communities include: Anchors
Bend, Avalon
West, Bannerman
Station,
Belle Meade Plantation, Clarendon
Park,
Covil Crossing, Crown
Pointe, Juniper
Creek,
Lanvale Forest, Marsh
Oaks, New
York Hatters, Oceanside
at Oak Island,
Olde Georgetowne, Parkside
at Mayfaire, Passage
Point,
Saltgrass at Marsh Oaks,
Seagrove, Tall
Ships, Tanbridge
Park, The
Landing at Snow's Cut, The
Village at Mayfaire, The
Village at Summerset,
Weldon.
Intracoastal Mortgage:
- A full time staff of mortgage counselors and originators
- Provides one stop, hassle free services for your clients
- A goal to provide the best rates and smoothest processing
- Can custom-tailor a package to suite the financial
situation
- Can offer quick loan approvals
- Available to pre-qualify buyers prior to looking at
properties
Property Management Division:
- Manages over 350 vacation homes, condominiums and
townhouses
- Offers two types of annual property management agreements
for your investment buyers
- Manages over 300
long-term properties
- Pays referral fees to licensed agents
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Affiliations:
- Christie’s Great Estates
- LEADING REAL ESTATE COMPANIES OF THE WORLD
- Luxury Portfolio
Commission Checks:
- Ready when you return from your closing with the HUD
statement
- No waiting, not even a day
Agent Fees:
- No Franchise fee
- No Technology fee
- No Marketing fee
- Voice mail services…$10 per month, optional
- Fax services to email… $10 per month, optional
- Fees generated by agent’s use of services
- E&O deducted from closings rather than a monthly charge
- Free announcements sent to agent’s sphere of influence
PR Announcements:
- Professionally written and submitted to local media in a
timely fashion
- Shows pride in recognizing agents and their successes in
all their endeavors
Sales Meetings:
- Several offices meet together in specially designed media
room
- Weekly reports from Relocation, New Homes, Mortgage,
Vacation and Rentals as well as educational tips shared
- Team Player of the Week recognized
- Outstanding production recognized
- Latest listings shown on the screen
- Opportunities for agents to highlight their new listings
- Agent success stories shared
- Drawings and fun contests
Community Support:
- Charitable giving encouraged and modeled
- IRC Teacher’s Fund
- Agents involved in volunteer work across all sectors
WRAR participation and service:
- MLS president and president elect are IRC agents
- Several Board of Directors are IRC agents
- IRC agents are highly visible on committees
Company Culture:
- Friendly, caring agent oriented company
- Commitment to strong values
- Tradition of excellence
- Our goal: to exceed your expectations
- Well-trained staff whose goals are to provide systems and
resources to free agents to do what they do best: list and
sell
- Largest agent population of local, high profile, residents
EVALUATION OF SKILLS AND ABILITIES
A person’s success in any profession, real estate especially, is largely dependent on having the right competencies, in other words, the abilities and skills that are critical for that success. Intracoastal Realty offers an evaluation, free of charge with no obligations, to anyone interested in knowing how your skills and abilities match those of top performing agents. Just click here and follow the instructions and someone will contact you with the results.
REAL ESTATE EDUCATION
Click here to visit The Market Place Academy our affiliate real estate training school.